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A cadre of Democrats responded forcefully to news that Texas lawmakers had passed a new election map during their special session.

On Wednesday, Texas Republicans successfully forced through a new congressional map that eliminated four Democrat-held seats. The move was made ahead of the 2026 primary election, at the direction of President Donald Trump's Justice Department.

The panel on CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" erupted on Wednesday night after a GOP Strategist claimed he doesn't care what residents of Washington, D.C. think about President Donald Trump federalizing the local police force.

A CNN poll released on Wednesday found that 65% of D.C. residents believe Trump's moves to federalize the police will not reduce crime. Just 20% of survey respondents said they thought the move would reduce crime.

Newly unearthed text messages show some of the Florida Governor's top advisors think he may be on the spectrum, according to a report.

Florida Politics reported on Wednesday that revealed a text exchange between Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Republican lawmaker Rep. Alex Andrade. The exchange occurred after Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Andrade to be his next Lieutenant.

President Donald Trump is declaring war on Virginia schools, Semafor reported Wednesday — and the consequences could be far-reaching.

"Much of the tension between the administration and Virginia districts stems from President Donald Trump’s early executive orders that the US government recognize only 'two sexes, male and female,'" noted the report. In response to that order, "The Department of Education threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funding for five public school districts — all in DC’s shadow, all strongly Democratic — over their policies letting students use sex-specific facilities 'based on ‘gender identity.’'"

An advisor to the New York City Mayor's reelection campaign was caught slipping cash to a reporter after a campaign event, according to a new report.

The advisor, Winnie Greco, handed a wad of cash to a reporter from local news outlet The City in an open bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple potato chips, the outlet reported on Wednesday. There was one $100 bill and multiple $20 bills in an envelope inside the chip bag, according to The City.

The Trump administration has created a whole new playing field for lobbying firms in Washington, D.C., and it's helping some of his staffers financially, according to a new report.

There have been a slew of recent departures from the Trump administration that seem premature, according to a report by Politico. For example, the all-Republican lobbying firm CGCN Group hired the former White House principal deputy press secretary; crypto giant Tether hired the former White House cryptocurrency adviser, and the deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel partnered with another high-profile lobbying firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

A Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday hit back against President Donald Trump's latest attack.

Trump called on Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the central bank's board, to resign in a post on the social media network that he owns. The post followed Bloomberg's report on a letter, dated Aug. 15, that was sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte to the Justice Department, urging them to investigate several mortgages Cook took out in recent years.

Afghans who worked with U.S. organizations and live in Afghanistan are pleading with President Donald Trump to reverse one of his administration's policies that has put them in harm's way, according to a new report.

One of Trump's early moves in his second term was to shut down a refugee resettlement program for Afghans who helped the U.S. during the War on Terror until the country collapsed in 2021. Some of the people who assisted the U.S. military were unable to leave the country. Overall, more than 180,000 people have been resettled in the United States since 2021, according to the Middle East Institute.

A former GOP member of Congress torched his former colleagues on Wednesday for being too afraid to stand up to President Donald Trump.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who represented Illinois in the House of Representatives for over a decade, discussed what it's like receiving death threats on a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast," hosted by Tim Miller. Kinzinger said he's heard from several lawmakers that they are voting with Trump because they are afraid that the MAGA base may threaten their safety.

A former strategist to George W. Bush's presidential campaign led an MSNBC panel into laughter over Fox News hosts who are bewildered by Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) trolling of President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters.

For the past week, Newsom's staff has adopted the Trump style of social media, with all-caps posts, finger-pointing, nicknames, and more. Supporters have responded to it with their own trolling, posting scores of AI images of Newsom as a superhero and even in bed with first lady Melania Trump.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is having a moment as his mockery of President Donald Trump's social media posts has sent Republicans flying into a rage.

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace showcased some of Newsom's social media posts that adopt the style of Trump's all-caps rants, calling his foes "not hot" and needling Trump supporters. Meanwhile, scores of Newsom allies have started making AI photos of the governor similar to the Trump Trading Cards, showcasing the president as a superhero, war hero, and being touched by the hands of Jesus Christ.